Gopi Krishna Komanduri wrote:
> Hi,
> I dont know whether this is the right forum to post this query. But we
> might be having many experts who can reply to my query.
> My query is , I need to build an application for x64 bit architecture . I
> have installed visual studio 2005. I was told by some one that visual studio
> does not have any specific installer for x64 , it will install appropriate
> files while installation.
> I installed visual studio2005 , but still I am unable to build for x64 bit.
> How I tested is , I have just invoked system() , on odbcad32.exe
>
> like system("odbcad32.exe") and verified whether this odbcad32 is poping up
> from windows/system32 or from WOW folder. It is popping up from WOW folder.
> One thing what I observed is , in visual studio properties , in configuration
> manager , I dont find any option specific to x64. Do I need to install any
> patch or do I need to download any SDK to build 64 bit apps using visual
> studio 2005?
>
> Thx,
> --Gopi
It looks like 64-bit compiles are supported under VS 2005. I have VS
2008 Professional and got to skip the VS 2005 "experience".
http://blogs.msdn.com/deeptanshuv/archive/2006/04/11/573795.aspx
Seems like you need to go back and do a custom install. I have to do
the same thing with VS 2008 - a "Full Installation" is not quite a full
install - the 64-bit toolset is excluded by default on 32-bit hardware.
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